though of course not new to tea in general i am new to pu-erh, oolong and the whole gongfu experience. have been lurking here for a while and learnt a few things. i've got myself some tea stuff from yunning sourcing and dragon tea ebay stores. oh by the way i live in brighton, england.

any recommendations on where to shop for chinese tea/teaware in the uk or elsewhere would be most appreciated.

Another user from England at last! I'm afraid I can't really help you in your hunt for tea ware as I mostly drink Japanese green and have had to ship most of mine over. Although I would recommend having a good look around Brighton, I know there is a branch of Rington's somewhere in town, if you haven't already I'd take a look in there. (postcode is BN1 1AF according to their website)

Another user from England at last! I'm afraid I can't really help you in your hunt for tea ware as I mostly drink Japanese green and have had to ship most of mine over. Although I would recommend having a good look around Brighton, I know there is a branch of Rington's somewhere in town, if you haven't already I'd take a look in there. (postcode is BN1 1AF according to their website)

yeah i regularly visit ringtons here in brighton. nice little shop. though perhaps too little! wish there were more decent tea stores here! guess i have to continue to get stuff shipped over as do you..